New theoretical framework reveals hidden complexity in black hole ringdown signals
Illustration of wave-wave coupling near a black hole and the generation of secondary waves. Credit: Huan Yang In…
A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
The radio burst was captured using the ASKAP radio telescope. Credit: Marcin Glowacki Around midday on June 13…
Previously unknown SCEP3 protein found essential for plant chromosome mixing in meiosis
Localization of SCEP3 at the CR of the SC. Credit: Nature Plants (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41477-025-02030-9 Researchers at the…
How night lizards survived the asteroid that ended the dinosaurs
Night lizards survived the K–Pg mass extinction proximal to the impact site. Credit: Biology Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0157…
Webb might detect if supermassive black holes form directly
This artist’s impression shows a possible seed for the formation of a supermassive black hole. Credit: ESA/Hubble One…
Powerful magnets could unlock detection of high-frequency gravitational waves
Magnetic Weber bar concept: Gravitational waves deform the magnet, creating oscillating magnetic fields detected by the pickup loop…
Twisted trilayer graphene shows high kinetic inductance and quantum coherence
The critical current oscillations are sinusoidal when twisted trilayer graphene is a normal metal (an S-N-S junction). But…
Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the moon?
The NEOMIR orbiting observatory will act as an early warning system to detect and monitor any asteroid coming…
If we can’t detect the first stars, maybe we can see their first galaxies
Artist’s conception of the spiral structure of the Milky Way showing Baade’s general population categories. The blue regions…
Wafer lens changes X-ray beam size by more than 3,400 times
Schematic of the ultrathin monolithic bimorph mirror. (a) A photograph of the mirror substrate comparison with a Japanese…